Trough for feeding and watering stock.



No. 822,763. PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906.

' J. PAULUS.

TROUGH FOR FEEDING AND WATERING STOCK.

APPLICATION TILED JULY 19, 1905.

UNITED STATES Parana orrrcn.

JOHN PAULUS, OF AF TON, IOWV A.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1906.

Application filed July 19,1905. Serial No. 270,428.

To (LZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN PAULUS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Afton, in the county of Union and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Troughs for Feeding andlVatering Stock, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to troughs for feeding and watering stock;and it has for its object the provision of a simple, inexpensive, andstrong trough from which animals and poultry may conveniently eat ordrink and one adapted to be conveniently moved from place to place andalso adapted to withstand rough usage and exposure to the weather.

Other advantageous features of the invention will be fully understoodfrom the following description and claim when the same are considered inconnection with the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stockfeeding and watering trough constituting one embodiment of my invention.Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the trough, taken in a planeat one side of the transverse median line thereof; and Fig. 3 is aperspective view of a modified trough, the said modified trough beingespecially designed for feeding and watering swine and poultry.

Referring by letter to the said drawings, and more particularly Figs. 1and 2 thereof, A A are the end supports of the stock feeding andwatering trough. The said supports are of oak or other tough wood andare constructed as shown i. a, with thick and heavy bodies a andcorresponding legs 1). Being of tough wood and made thick and heavy, thesaid supports are not only adapted to with stand rough usage andweather, but are also adapted to resist efforts of stock to overturn thetrough or move the same about the barnyard or other inclosure. B isa'food or water receptacle interposed between the body portions (1 ofthe supports A. The said receptacle is of metal and is made V shape incross-section, Fig. 2, so as to permit of its being expeditiously andthoroughly cleared of stale food, dirt, &c. At its ends the receptacleis provided with vertically-dis posed walls 0, arranged at right anglesto its length. These walls 0 serve to close the ends of the receptacle,and they also serve by extending laterally in opposite directions fromthe ends of the receptacle and resting at the inner sides of thesupports A with. their upper edges flush with those of the supports tolend strength and durability to said supports A and lessen the liabilityof the same being split or broken when the trough is knocked over orthrown or moved about. C C are bolts which extend through the bodies aof the supports A'and the extended portions of the walls 0 and serve tofixedly and strongly connect the latter to the former, and D D are nutsmounted on said bolts, preferably the inner ends thereof, as shown. E isa metallic partitionstrip arranged on the receptacle B at the middlethereof and having for its purpose to prevent one animal frominterfering with another while in the act of eating or drinking. Thesaid partition-strip is bolted to the flanges d, with which thereceptacle B is preferably provided, as best shown in Fig. 2 of thedrawings.

The embodiment of my invention described in the foregoing is designedmore particularly for feeding and watering calves, sheep, and similarstock, and it will obviously be found in practice very convenient forthe purpose. It will also be noted that the said embodiment of theinvention while quite tall is not liable to be casually knocked over andis also not likely to be injured by rough handling or exposure to theweather.

The embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 3 is designed, as beforestated, for feeding and watering swine and poultry. The said embodimentis similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2, except that its supports Aare low, being merely blocks of oak wood or other tough wood suitable tothe purposes of the invention.

By resting flush with the upper edges of the wood supports the upperedges of the end walls on the metallic receptacle protect the upperedges of the supports and prevent chipping or cracking of the same inthe event of the trough being forcibly thrown over on its top, asfrequently happens in practice.

I cl ain1 A stock feeding and watering trough comprising thick and heavyend supports of wood, a receptacle formed of one piece of metalinterposed between the supports and resting throughout its len th flushwith the upper edges thereof; said receptacle being of \l shape incross-section and having an unsupports, and bolts extending through andbroken or smooth interior even surface to connecting the extendedportions of the end permit of its being easily cleaned and being 1 Wallsof the receptacle and the supports.

provided With integral end Walls extending I JOHN PAULUS. throughout itsheight and also extending lat- Witnesses: erally in opposite directionsfrom its ends J. M. MILLIGAN, and disposed against the inner sides ofthe I E. A. LEE.

